Connections 6/18 & 6/20

Happy Friday!

Connections had an eventful week. Jack and Henry found that there are a lot of creatures that live underneath rocks and in the soil, and their discovery of two teeny tiny snails captivated the whole group, opening up a lot of discussion about insects, bugs, and other animals. We had the chance to try and draw our favorite animals in oil pastels earlier in the week, and on Friday we even got to see a real-life bug collection and used the light table to inspect what some insects look like on the inside. Then we used water colors to paint our favorite insects. 

There was also quite a bit of building that went on in the construction area, including a whole zoo and a tall tower. Legos allowed us to make rocketships, boats, and spaceships completely from our imagination. 

"It's a living being so we have to take care of it and make sure it doesn't get squished" - Henry
"That one has a smaller shell than this one" - Dru

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"We're making a machine to suck up all the bugs!" - Finley & Theo

"Did you enjoy your Japanese Beach Salad?" - Mark
"I made a roast beet salad! The secret ingredients are banana, sugar, salt, and tomato" - Sander
"I can make so many smoothies" - Susan

"There are so many parts!" - Jake
"I'm drawing a Ladybug, just like the one that got into my room" - Elizabeth